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mechanical

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  1. spontaneous           
 
me.chan.i.cal \mi-'kan-i-k*l\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ aj 1a1: of or relating to 
   machinery or tools  1a2: produced or operated by a machine or tool  1b: of 
   or relating to manual operations  2: of or relating to artisans or 
   machinists  3: done as if by a machine : AUTOMATIC {~ singing}  4a: 
   relating to, or governed by, or in accordance with the principles of m 
   echanics 4b: relating to the quantitative relations of force and matter  5: 
   caused by, resulting from, or relating to a process that involves a pur ely 
   physical change - me.chan.i.cal.ly av